Test: Active & Passive Voice - 1 - Class 7 MCQ

When the sentence is in active voice and is an Imperative Sentence, “Let be” is used in the passive form of the sentence , if the sentence has to be remain in imperative , otherwise “should be” can be used. An imperative sentence in the passive voice has the following form: “Let + object + be + past participle.” Like if we say – “Open the window” then the passive voice would be “let the window be opened” or “The window should be opened”. Or let’s take an another example “Carry it home” so the passive voice will be “Let it be carried home”

Since the sentence is in simple past “was/were + past particle “ will be used. When both the verbs that take both a direct and indirect object in the active voice are changed to the passive , either object may become the subject of the passive verb , while the other is retained. So, both “A check was handed to her” and “ She was handed a cheque” are correct

The beggar was laughed at by the boys.

Explanation: The passive voice of a sentence is formed by making the object of the active voice sentence into the subject of the passive voice sentence. In the active voice sentence "The boys laughed at the beggar," "the beggar" is the object of the verb "laughed." In the passive voice sentence "The beggar was laughed at by the boys," "the beggar" is the subject of the verb "was laughed at." The past participle of the verb "laugh" is "laughed," and the helping verb "was" is used to indicate past tense. The subject "the boys" becomes the object of the preposition "by" and is mentioned at the end of the sentence. The other sentences are incorrect because:

• "is being" is present continuous form of passive voice and not past form.
• "were" is plural and not match with subject "beggar" which is singular.
• "are being" is present continuous form of passive voice and not past form.

the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence (here: the work)
the finite form of the verb is changed (to be+ past participle) (Here: can do will get converted to can be done)
the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped) (here: Ramesh)
So the correct sentence would be “The work can be done by Ramesh”.

Varun hoped to succeed his father.

1. Identify the verb phrase: to succeed (here it means “to take the place of” or “to follow after”).

2. Find the object of the verb: Who is Varun hoping to succeed? → his father.

   • So, his father is the object.

3. Change to passive voice:

   • In passive, the object (his father) becomes the subject.

   • “to succeed his father” → changes to → “his father to be succeeded by him.”

4. Reconstruct the sentence:

   • Varun hoped his father to be succeeded by him.

Since the sentence is in future Perfect tense so past participle form will be used in passive voice – “Will/shal+l have been + past participle” Example- “I shall have learnt the lesson” so following the above rule the passive voice of the sentence would be “The lesson will have been learnt by me”.

Explanation:
Active voice:
In the original sentence, "People" (the subject) performs the action of "speaking". 

Passive voice:
To change to passive voice, the object ("English") becomes the subject. The verb is transformed to its past participle form ("spoken") and the original subject ("people") is added after "by". 

Why other options are incorrect:

b) English is spoken all over the world by people:
While technically grammatically correct, this version is redundant. In most passive voice constructions, the "by" phrase is optional, especially when the agent (people) is general or obvious. 

c) English have been by everyone all over the world:
This option has several grammatical errors. First, the verb should be "has been" rather than "have been" since "English" is singular. Second, the phrase "by everyone" is awkward and unnecessary. The passive voice with "by" is used when the agent is important or specific. Here, "everyone" is too general.

d) English have been spoken all over the world:
This option has the same grammatical error as c), with the incorrect verb conjugation ("have been" instead of "has been"). Additionally, it lacks the present tense implied in the original sentence. 

Since the verb “taught” is in simple past tense in active voice so a “was + past participle “ form will be used If a transitive voice has two objects, any of the two objects may become the subject in the passive voice

To change Imperative Sentence from Active to passive voice “Let be “ is used if the sentence remain imperative ; otherwise “should be “ is used. So, both “Let the command be given” and “the command should be given” are the correct answer.

The active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb. It follows a clear subject + verb + object construct. In the passive voice, however, the subject is no longer performing the action of the verb. Rather, it's being acted upon by the verb. Put another way, the subject of a sentence in the passive voice is no longer the "doer" of the action, but the recipient of the action. Since the verb is in present continuous tense “is being + past perfect” form of that verb are used to express the sentence in passive voice.